Backblasts

DATE: 2022-07-11
AO: Farm
Q: Infinity
PAX: Chile, Matthew – Running Man, Faceplant
FNGs: Diode
COUNT: 5
WarmUp: Rockettes, IWs, Beet Pickers, Don Quixotes, LBACs, and Mountain Climbers

The Thang: 11’s:
Derkins and Step Ups with coupon
Shoulder Presses and Reverse Lunges (both w/coupon)
Bear Crawls IC and CDDs
Goblet Squats and Calf Raises IC (both w/coupon)

Mary:
Captain Thor’s: 1:4 Big Boi Sit-ups to AHs (single count)

CoT: QIC related the following tale of “Nightbirde” Jane Marczewski
She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017, and declared cancer-free in July 2018. Her cancer recurred in 2019, and she was given 3 to 6 months to live, but she was again declared cancer-free in 2020. Prior to the America’s Got Talent audition, she was told that the cancer had metastasized to her lungs, spine, and liver and her chance of survival was 2%.

In June 2021, she performed as Nightbirde during the 16th season auditions on America’s Got Talent. She received a Golden Buzzer from Simon Cowell for her performance of her original song “It’s OK”. The song became No. 1 on iTunes and No. 2 trending on YouTube.

In August 2021, before she could compete in the show’s quarterfinal round, Marczewski withdrew from the competition because of worsening health. On February 19, 2022, “Nightbirde” Jane Marczewski died.

“You cannot wait until life stops being hard until you decide to be happy.” – “Nightbirde” Jane Marczewski

So, what would you do if you had a 2% chance to live? Nightbirde chose to appear on America’s Got Talent, but you may have some other dream to pursue. How would you treat those in your life? What would you do differently?

DATE: 2022-07-11
AO: Patriot
Q: Roadkill
PAX: 2 percent, Anchor Man, bogey, Booking, Ice Tea, Peanuts, Spokes, Tiësto, Wedding Singer FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, CP/WMH, DD/CK
THE THANG: Ricky Bobby laps around the track with the last PAX exercises of ‘Merkins, squats, jump squats and the group movements of mosey, bear crawl, lunges, reverse lunges, crab walk, and duck walk, catching up with a sprint. Finished with a series of running backwards to the 50 with flutter kicks, BB sit-ups, LBCs. MARY: Donkey kicks, fire hydrants, side leg bridges.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Corn hole tournament July 23, location upcoming.
COT: “You guys are workin’ so hard, and I’m just so proud of you. You remind me of me, precocious and full of wonderment.” – Ricky Bobby. Encouraged PAX as we go through work and other responsibilities to make time and be intentional for wonderment in our daily lives.

DATE: 2022-07-10
AO: Sparta
Q: Zeus
PAX: K-Pop, 2 percent, Peanuts, Lightyear
FNGs: Dry Heat
COUNT: 6
WARMUP: SSH, Michael Phelps, Cherry Pickers, DD, Kobra Kai, Hamstring Stretch, Felowship Lap around track THE THANG: B.O.M.B.S. w/extra “S”
Partner up on sideline. PAX 1 does exercise while PAX 2 runs to opposite sideline. swap out until each amount of reps are complete. MARY: Lots of Ab exercises
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cornhole
COT: F3 Credo-
Leave no man behind, but leave no man where you found them. ALL GREATNESS COMES FROM GOD
WHEN A HERO FALLS, COWARDS REJOICE. NOTHING FEELS
BETTER TO A COWARD THAN TO SEE A BRAVE GUY
FALL… BE CAREFUL! YOU COULD BE NEXT!

DATE: 2022-07-09
AO: Olympus
Q: Peanuts
PAX: Nano, Rambler, Roddick, Rollingstone, citrus, Zeus
FNGs: Woody (FNG), McGruber (FNG), Key West (Willy Loman)
COUNT: 10
WARMUP:
IWs x10, LBACs x15 IC, RLBAC x15 IC, OH Press x10 IC, 🦭 Claps x10 IC, Moroccan NC x10 IC, WMH x10 IC, Calf Stretch x7 each leg, everything stretch x10, groin stretch x 10

THE THANG:
We were going to play ultimate frisbee and drink Mai Tais by the pool this morning but Rambler showed up and he was having none of it. Q crunched his brain and came up with The Thang:

Partner up and commence the following in a DORA fashion:

100x OH presses with coupon / Farmers Carry with 2x coupons up the ramp and back

150x curls with coupon / continue farmers carry

200x goblet squats with coupon / hallelujah run with coupon to bruin

250x kettle bell swings with coupon / crawl up grassy hill, mosey cross country to gate and Bernie back

300x standing twists with coupon / bunny hop stairs with 45x squats at top

Circle up for some pre-Mary monkey humpers. As Chris Elliot tells usyou don’t want to go into Mary with a loaded gun. Each Pax called out 20x IC until we got to Rambler.

MARY:

25x Pickle Pointers, 25x Flutter kicks IC, 20x LBCs IC, 25x PJs IC. Again we made to Rambler so we had to quit.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: none.

COT: Bad things happen for good reasons. Don’t get discouraged when something doesn’t go your way, something else good is likely right around the corner. The end of the story remains unwritten.

DATE: 2022-07-09
AO: Olympus
Q: Peanuts
PAX: Nano, Rambler, Roddick, Rollingstone, citrus, Zeus
FNGs: Woody (FNG), McGruber (FNG), Key West (Willy Loman)
COUNT: 10
WARMUP:
IWs x10, LBACs x15 IC, RLBAC x15 IC, OH Press x10 IC, 🦭 Claps x10 IC, Moroccan NC x10 IC, WMH x10 IC, Calf Stretch x7 each leg, everything stretch x10, groin stretch x 10

THE THANG:
We were going to play ultimate frisbee and drink Mai Tais by the pool this morning but Rambler showed up and he was having none of it. Q crunched his brain and came up with The Thang:

Partner up and commence the following in a DORA fashion:

100x OH presses with coupon / Farmers Carry with 2x coupons up the ramp and back

150x curls with coupon / continue farmers carry

200x goblet squats with coupon / hallelujah run with coupon to bruin

250x kettle bell swings with coupon / crawl up grassy hill, mosey cross country to gate and Bernie back

300x standing twists with coupon / bunny hop stairs with 45x squats at top

Circle up for some pre-Mary monkey humpers. As Chris Elliot tells usyou don’t want to go into Mary with a loaded gun. Each Pax called out 20x IC until we got to Rambler.

MARY:

25x Pickle Pointers, 25x Flutter kicks IC, 20x LBCs IC, 25x PJs IC. Again we made to Rambler so we had to quit.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: none.

COT: Bad things happen for good reasons. Don’t get discouraged when something doesn’t go your way, something else good is likely right around the corner. The end of the story remains unwritten.